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NHS Lanarkshire is responsible for the health care of more than 652,000 people living within the
council area {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) A council area is one of the areas defined in Schedule 1 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and is under the control of one of the local authorities in Scotland created by that Act. ...
s of
North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire ( sco, North Lanrikshire; gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also ...
and
South Lanarkshire gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas , image_skyline = , image_flag = , image_shield = Arms_slanarkshire.jpg , image_blank_emblem = Slanarks.jpg , blank_emblem_type = Council logo , image_map ...
in
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
, making it the third largest health board in the country after NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and NHS Lothian. NHS Lanarkshire employs approximately 12,000 staff. The board is based at Kirklands, Fallside Road in
Bothwell Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. Description and history An ancie ...
, South Lanarkshire.


Services

There are three
district general hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...
s in the area -
University Hospital Hairmyres University Hospital Hairmyres is a district general hospital in the Hairmyres neighbourhood of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The hospital serves one of the largest elderly populations in Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. ...
,
University Hospital Monklands University Hospital Monklands is a district general hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves a population of approximately 260,000 people of North and South Lanarkshire council areas and is managed b ...
and
University Hospital Wishaw University Hospital Wishaw (formerly known as Wishaw General Hospital) is a district general hospital in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, situated between the areas of Craigneuk to the north and Netherton to the south. The hospital, managed by NHS ...
. Each of them has an
accident and emergency department An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...
and provides a range of specialist medical and surgical services. Maternity and paediatric services are based at University Hospital Wishaw. In 2012-2013, the board had to set aside £50m of its £980m budget for the PFI hospitals at Hairmyres and Wishaw. Primary health care is provided in the community and includes general practitioners (GPs),
dentist A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the mouth, oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofaci ...
s,
pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...
s, health visitors and a wide range of health professionals. NHS Lanarkshire's primary care facilities include health centres and 15
community hospital A community hospital can be purely a nominal designation or have a more specific meaning. When specific, it refers to a hospital that is accessible to the general public, and provides a general or specific medical care which is usually short-term, i ...
s. The
State Hospital The State Hospital (also known as Carstairs Hospital, or simply Carstairs) is a psychiatric hospital near the village of Carstairs Junction, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It provides care and treatment in conditions of high security for arou ...
(also known as ''Carstairs Hospital'' or locally as ''the Pen''), at
Carstairs Carstairs (, Scottish Gaelic: ''Caisteal Tarrais'') is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Carstairs is located east of the county town of Lanark and the West Coast Main Line runs through the village. The village is served by Carstairs ra ...
, while within the NHS Lanarkshire boundaries, is the responsibility of a special board of NHS Scotland.


Service changes

The board's proposals to withdraw the out-of-hours GP service at
Wishaw General Hospital University Hospital Wishaw (formerly known as Wishaw General Hospital) is a district general hospital in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, situated between the areas of Craigneuk to the north and Netherton, North Lanarkshire, Netherton to the south. ...
and centralise the service at either Hamilton or Airdrie because of difficulties recruiting GPs to work out of hours have been opposed by
John Pentland John Williamson Pentland is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency from 2011 to 2016. Pentland worked as a welder with Butters Brothers, Craign ...
. The board's review was independently verified by the
Scottish Health Council The Scottish Health Council was established by the Scottish Executive in April 2005 to promote Patient Focus and Public Involvement in the NHS in Scotland. It is a committee of Healthcare Improvement Scotland. It has a national office in Glasgow ...
, which found they had complied with the national guidance service change. Its proposal to end referrals to Glasgow's Centre for Integrative Care for services such as acupuncture was opposed by Elaine Smith. The
Scottish Health Council The Scottish Health Council was established by the Scottish Executive in April 2005 to promote Patient Focus and Public Involvement in the NHS in Scotland. It is a committee of Healthcare Improvement Scotland. It has a national office in Glasgow ...
took the view that the equality impact assessment did not reflect the disproportionate impact on people with long-term conditions and disabilities and how it would be mitigated. 4,800 people responding to the board’s public consultation and 80.6% voted to continue.


Performance

The
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland is commonly known as the "Scottish Academy", but is not to be confused with the Royal Scottish Academy, which promotes contemporary Scottish art. It is analogous to the Academy of Medi ...
produced a report entitled “Learning from serious failings in care” in July 2015. They found above-average mortality rates at
Monklands Hospital University Hospital Monklands is a district general hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves a population of approximately 260,000 people of North and South Lanarkshire council areas and is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. Histo ...
and called on NHS Lanarkshire to make widespread improvements. Some data was found which had apparently been submitted late and when this was analysed it was found that the mortality rates were NOT statistically different from the rest of Scotland. In October 2021, NHS Lanarkshire was allocated 63 navy and army personnel to help ease the pressures expected during the winter. In May 2022, NHS Lanarkshire was able to confirm that its hospitals had finally come out of the highest level of risk period, when the number of Covid 19 patients had decreased for the first time since October 2021 which had caused critical occupancy resulting in space and staff shortages, as most non-urgent planned care and some cancer procedures had already been temporarily postponed since August 2021. It emphasized however that the situation remained less than ideal and had reached a crucial point where the protection of patients and staff from catching Covid 19 remained the top priority.


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